英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0205 - 有多少爱经得起考验

 Topic 1 Spam calls reach all-time high in ChinaNew stats show the number of spam calls made in China hit an all-time high last year.

Industry analysis suggests some 27-billion spam calls were made last year in China.

The number of calls through the 4th quarter nearly doubled compared to the same period a year earlier.

Is it that bad? Have you got such calls?

Topic 2: Fake banks in ChinaA fake bank in Nanjing, East China, that looked exactly like a real bank has managed to scam people of almost 200 million yuan worth of deposits in just a year.

This is not the only fake bank in China, however.

Fraud cases involving fake banks and phony banking¹ websites have also been reported in Shanghai, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei.

How bad is it?

Topic 3 Girls are better at math than guysBoys are better than girls at math. At least that's what most people tend to think.

However, a new study of the University of Missouri suggests that women are actually better at math than men as girls have a natural head start.

Is that true?

Topic 4: Must-have for ChunYunYesterday marks the first day of this year's Chun Yun, or the Spring Festival Travel Peak. In the following 40 days, some 300 million Chinese will travel by train. How to kill time during the hours or even days of trip? Some net users list 10 must-haves for Chun Yun.

Have you ever used any of these on the train?

Topic 5: Boyfriend loyalty² detectorDo you trust your other half?

If you have reservations, you can turn to Taobao, which now sells a service called loyalty tester or cheater terminator.

The idea is simple, it is to hire a man or woman to seduce³ and flirt⁴ with your partner and see if the later takes the bait and makes further moves.

What is the service? How does it work? 

1 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

2 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

3 seduce   

vt.勾引，诱奸，诱惑，引诱

参考例句：

• She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
• Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。

4 flirt   

v.调情，挑逗，调戏；n.调情者，卖俏者

参考例句：

• He used to flirt with every girl he met.过去他总是看到一个姑娘便跟她调情。
• He watched the stranger flirt with his girlfriend and got fighting mad.看着那个陌生人和他女朋友调情，他都要抓狂了。